Chapter 2 I want to hear the music again

The three of them got on a donkey cart with a felt cover. The one driving the cart in front was the burly man who followed Master Hong.

As soon as we got on the car, the driver said, "Master Hong, someone is watching us."

"Don't pay attention to him." said Master Hong.

After the question and answer, silence fell, and the only sound in the air seemed to be the creaking of wood wheels.

After an unknown amount of time, Du Qianrui asked softly, "I am a lowly person from an actor family. Why did Master Hong stand up for me and cause me trouble?"

Master Hong laughed dryly, "If I just sit there and do nothing and let Miss Du hurt her fingers, how can I listen to you playing the pipa in the future?"

Du Qianrui was stunned, and then a slight blush appeared on her face.

Master Hong followed up with another question, "Why did the official from the Music Bureau feel so bad for Miss Du that he used such a cruel and brutal torture?"

Du Qianrui hesitated for a moment and said, "It was thanks to him that I entered Fuleyuan.

At that time, my family was under heavy taxation and was in financial difficulty, so my father and brother approached the local wealthy Xu family to borrow some money. Unexpectedly, they took advantage of the opportunity to occupy our fertile land and forced us to sell it at a low price.

My brother came to argue with him and was beaten to death! The local magistrate, who had always been on good terms with him, actually used false evidence to convict his brother of being an adulterer and a bandit, and he deserved what he deserved. He also sent the men into exile and the women to the Jiaofang Bureau! "

When Mr. Hong heard this, the smile on his face disappeared and he reminded her calmly, "Don't talk nonsense. Do you mean what you say?"

Du Qianrui said, "I didn't want to mention it again, why did you lie to me? The slave family has gone through many twists and turns, and I just entered Fule Yuan not long ago. I didn't want to meet the ambassador named Xu again.

Officials from the Jiaofang Department came to work to collect money, so they had nothing to do with the girls. The slave family studied art in the Jiaofang Division and was placed in Fule Yuan for a short period of time. She was not a prostitute in the first place and did not care about accepting customers. Besides, the slave family would not allow the ambassador to ruin my family. He became so angry that he found many excuses to make the slave family feel better..."

At this moment, the donkey cart suddenly stopped!

The driver said, "Sir, the road is blocked."

Master Hong glanced at Du Qianrui and said, "Just sit in the car and don't move."

He and the driver jumped off the car and saw at least dozens of people in front of them, holding sticks and heading towards them. When Mr. Hong looked back, he could see someone behind him deep in the alley.

This place is in a long alley with brick walls and earth walls on both sides. The alley entrance is blocked and there is no way to go!

"Creaky!" A door facing the alley was hastily closed. In the surging crowd, Ambassador Xu shouted, "Catch that bastard and beat him to death! For his own father, teach him a lesson of humility!"

After hearing this, Mr. Hong became even more furious!

At that time, there was no point in reasoning or arguing. A group of men holding sticks immediately rushed forward and ran after each other.

The driver immediately jumped to the front and blocked Master Hong with his body. Unexpectedly, Master Hong did not retreat but rushed forward with a roar! He was unarmed, but his sprint speed was very fast, and his swift momentum frightened the thugs in front.

"Bang!" Master Hong took advantage of his speed to tilt his body sideways, and his shoulder hit a man's chest. The man immediately screamed, and flew backwards into the arms of several people.

Some of the crowd hadn't reacted yet, while others had already raised their sticks, ready to attack... After all, two fists are no match for many hands, and as long as they rushed into the crowd, even if the man was a strong one, everyone would think they could knock him down from the side or back!

Unexpectedly, Master Hong didn't stop after hitting the people. In the blink of an eye, he ran and jumped, and actually passed through the crowd! Several screams of pain were heard from the noisy crowd.

At that instant, it was as if there were reeds under Mr. Hong's feet. He jumped up and punched Ambassador Xu in the face from the air!

Ambassador Xu was in charge of the central army and did not step forward in person. There were dozens of people blocking the way in front of him. How could he have expected that he would be in danger? He did not even think about running away. He just stood there in a daze, his eyes wide open, and his face instantly turned ashen.

"Fuck you!" A roar that shook the earth and mountains came whistling away along with a strong wind and a fist!

With a "bang", Ambassador Xu's body shifted, leaving two footprints on the old stone slabs and moss, and he bumped into the brick wall before stopping. Behind the wall, a white hen was frightened, and suddenly it spread its wings and flew up in surprise, with its feathers flying in the air.

Ambassador Xu slid down the wall limply without a sound, leaving a trail of blood on the edge of the brick wall behind him.

The whole alley suddenly became quiet, like the loneliness after thunder.

Only the hen inside the wall refused to obey, still clucking and cursing. Ambassador Xu's blood was flowing out of all his orifices, and a piece of white chicken feather floated down from the air and stuck to the red blood on his face, like paper money stuck on his face.

Master Hong stopped his fists and feet, turned around, looked at everyone angrily, then stared at the man in the front and glared at him, as if a ray of light shot out from his tiger eyes!

Several people actually backed away immediately. The man being stared at started to tremble, and the stick in his hand fell unconsciously onto the stone slab. I don't know who ran first, and then a large group of people scattered in all directions, like birds and beasts.

"Mr. Hong, someone's dead?" Du Qianrui stuck her head out from the donkey cart and looked at Ambassador Xu, who was sitting motionless by the wall. Her face was pale, her eyes were complicated, and her face was distorted with fear.

When Master Hong saw that the person was dead, he just stood there in a daze, looking at his fist with a look of surprise on his face.

The burly man driving the carriage had an ugly expression on his face and said, "I failed to persuade you and protect you properly, I deserve to die..."

Master Hong said, "Wang Gui, don't be afraid."

The three men left Ambassador Xu behind and rode away on the donkey cart.

They went south along the west bank of the Qinhuai River to the south of the imperial city, but before crossing the Qinhuai River, they stopped in front of a courtyard. The mansion was not very big, but there was a team of armored soldiers guarding outside the door!

The gatekeeper recognized Master Hong and hurriedly opened the corner door, bowing to let him in. After entering the gate, there was a row of inverted rooms. Master Hong did not go any further, but walked into the nearest inverted room and sat down on a bamboo couch.

Wang Gui and Du Qianrui were standing nearby. Seeing Master Hong rubbing his chin with his fingers and saying nothing, they dared not say anything. After all, someone was killed, and things didn't seem to be that simple.

After a long while, Master Hong said, "It seems that this matter cannot be resolved in this way."

"Yes, that's it." Wang Gui quickly agreed.

At this moment, a loud cry outside the courtyard gate caught their attention. Wang Gui blurted out, "It's so fast, I'm afraid the victim has come to find us!"

Master Hong also stood up and paced a few steps, saying casually, "Ambassador Xu brought a group of people with him. If they can't fight, they can always follow them and act as their eyes and ears."

Wang Gui clasped his fists and said, "I will go to the door and take a look, and come back to report."

At the gate, the gatekeeper had just opened the corner door a crack and was quietly peeking out. Wang Gui also hurried over to take a look.

I saw a group of people blocking the door. A body covered with a white cloth was placed in front of the door! Two women were kneeling beside the body, crying loudly! There were also children nearby, who were so scared that they also raised their heads and cried. The scene was extremely miserable and chaotic.

Needless to say, the body was of Ambassador Xu who was beaten to death by Master Hong! The people around him were most likely Ambassador Xu's family and servants.

This scene was obviously very strange and beautiful to passers-by. People passing by stopped to watch, and the crowd grew larger and larger.

...After a long commotion, a team of armored soldiers led the way on the street, followed by a red-robed official on horseback, with his subordinates, yamen runners and a group of others, coming towards this side.

An old woman followed the red-robed official. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief and choked up, saying, "Master Zhou, you must make a decision for our family!"

The official said solemnly, "Such a terrible thing happened under the feet of the emperor. I will never forgive it easily! Don't worry, old lady. Human life is at stake. I will definitely make the decision for you and severely punish the criminals. I will live up to Mr. Huang's instructions."

The old woman nodded and said, "So the letter was delivered."

The official seemed not to have heard what was said just now. He just said angrily, "It's so audacious that he actually beat a court official to death in broad daylight. It's lawless, lawless!"

At this time, a commoner attendant reported, "Your Excellency, we have arrived at the place, right here!"

"Okay!" The official threw the whip into the hands of his attendant. After the attendant steady the horse's head, he jumped off the horse, held his head high, adjusted his black hat with both hands, and looked towards the door with a cold face.

"Huh?" The official saw at a glance that the armored soldiers were already standing in a row at the door, ready for battle. The key point was that the weapons in the hands of those armored soldiers were facing outside!

The red-robed official asked his attendants, "Who sent the soldiers at the door?"

An attendant in a green robe clasped his fists and said, "Reporting to the Lord, our government has never sent anyone before."

"Send someone to ask!" The red-robed official walked to the door and gave the order.

At this moment, the door of the mansion opened! A strong young man walked out, and the red-robed official looked up and took a closer look. After a while, an attendant bowed his head and whispered something.

The red-robed official's face suddenly became very ugly! His face turned red and white for a while, and he walked forward, clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "Your subordinate greets the Prince of Gaoyang..."

"What's your business?" the young man asked.

"It's okay...it's okay..." the red-robed official replied, and then clasped his fists and said, "I'm sorry to bother you. Goodbye!"

The old woman beside him was stunned, her hair a little messy due to the breeze, and she grabbed the official in disarray, "Master Zhou, why did you suddenly change?"

The red-robed official did not answer, but left the door first, turned around and glared at his followers, "What happened to the mission? Such a mistake has happened!"

The old woman hurriedly followed, and the official whispered, "Excuse me, Madam, but how can I be in charge of the emperor's family?"

It turned out that the murderous young man was actually the second son of Prince of Yan Zhu Di, Prince of Gaoyang Zhu Gaoxu! The newly arrived official seemed to realize immediately that he had stepped into a pit of mud. If he didn't get out of it immediately, when would he?